Veteran Democratic wonk, political analyst, cracker expat; worked for 3 governors, 1 senator, two DC think tanks; now political columnist for New York Magazine.
The two-week period in Congress in January is convoluted, depends on the good faith of the party in power, and requires lawmakers to act briskly.
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Ed KilgoreFollow me down the rabbit hole, if you dare, into the twilight world of the two weeks where Congress can and must resolve a disputed presidential election
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Conservatives are advancing a dangerous argument, suggesting a premature Trump victory declaration may be justified by a planned Democratic coup.
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Ed KilgoreConservative conspiracy theories heavily depend on Transition Integrity Project war-game in which Biden refuses to concede if Trump loses the popular vote again. Biden could easily rebut that claim, perhaps in exchange for Trump eschewing Red Mirage.
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